There are 11 new cozy games out on Steam today and there’s a bit of a variety to enjoy! Whether you want to cozy into a cafe setting, solve fishy crimes, or kill the love of your life to take to the afterlife with you… It’s all here!

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Cozy games released on January 21st, 2026

Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim

Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim

Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim is a cafe management sim where you play at your own pace with no timers or stress. You’ll brew coffee, unlock new options for progression and skills, decorate your shop, and learn more about your customers every day. This game is moddable, so you can create characters all your own to play with!

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Decollate Decoration

Decollate Decoration is a point-and-click game where you play a girl coming to grips with becoming a ghost. You have only one desire and that’s to talk to your beloved, but in this form, he can’t see you. The only option is to take him with you! Surely he’ll understand, right? There are 6 endings to discover, as well as a prologue and epilogue to play through.

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Decollate Decoration

Detective Bass in Fish out of Water - cozy game

Detective Bass in Fish out of Water

Detective Bass in Fish out of Water is a narrative-driven detective game where you play, unsurprisingly, Detective Bass. Work to crack the case of Mr. Salomon Chinhook, who was murdered on a luxury cruise liner. Speak to subjects, keep a record in your notebook, and use your wits to find out who is being sincere and who is dangling lies like a worm on a hook!

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More cozy games!

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